Morningside Road
A view of the remains of the retaining wall at the end of Bruce Street. This had been built to support the loading bank for goods sidings which left the South Sub just to the west of Morningside Road Station. Initially a dock siding was provided here for masons to offload the sandstone blocks from local quarries. The stone was then used to construct the outer facing of walls for the new flats in that part of Edinburgh. This siding was known as the Stone Lye; it was later taken over by the municipal authorities and became known as the Corporation Sidings. There were also several sidings along the back of Balcarres Street which were accessed from the Up line. The end of the retaining wall is just visible in the photo in A. A. Maclean's book on the South Sub page 188 and the sidings are clearly shown on the 1910 Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
Location: Morningside Road
Original line: Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
Photographer: Charlie Niven
Contact photographer: Charlie Niven
Date: 09/12/2018
Image number: 71015
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